Projections: 'Chainsaw' Seeks To Cut Competition

20 May, 2013 By: John Latchem

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The week ending May 19 looks like one in which a slate of moderately successful new releases enters the market against several strong holdover titles.
The ones with the best chance of topping the sales charts are Lionsgate’s Texas Chainsaw, the latest entry in the famed horror franchise, which took in $34.3 million at the domestic box office, and Warner’s sci-fi anthology Cloud Atlas ($27.1 million).

The lack of strong box office newcomers could open the door for a TV release, such as Showtime’s Dexter: The Seventh Season, to debut high on the charts.

Rank	Title	Studio	Weeks on Chart
	Projected Top 3 Sellers for Week Ending 5/19/2013
1	Texas Chainsaw	Lionsgate	New
2	Cloud Atlas	Warner	New
3	Dexter: Season 7	Paramount/CBS	New
	Projected Top 3 Rentals for Week Ending 5/19/2013
1	Texas Chainsaw	Lionsgate	New
2	Jack Reacher	Paramount	2
3	Silver Linings Playbook	Anchor Bay	3

 

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